Ceylon Spiny Mouse vs danewort, dwarf elder

Mus fernandoni compared with Sambucus ebulus

Key Differences

• Ceylon Spiny Mouse is Endangered while danewort, dwarf elder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Viburnaceae
Genus	Mus (House Mice)	Sambucus
Species	Mus fernandoni	Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

EN — Endangered

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ceylon Spiny Mouse	danewort, dwarf elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Ceylon Spiny Mouse

The Ceylon Spiny Mouse (Mus fernandoni) is a species in the genus Mus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.